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Why Walker is a million-dollar man; rivals circle Storm No.1 shootout — Crawley
Why Walker is a million-dollar man; rivals circle Storm No.1 shootout — Crawley
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A bit in here about O’Brien’s contract. It will be an expensive sacking if it happens. There is a part of me which thinks they are trying to push him out the door by going over him. The club can make it almost impossible for him without actually sacking him. Sounds like O’Sullivan has full authority to Hoover the place.![]()
Why Walker is a million-dollar man; rivals circle Storm No.1 shootout — Crawley
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I wonder where the speculation re Madge is coming from (if anywhere) as he wouldn’t be a great choice even if we sacked AOB IMO.
He’s too intense for week in week out coaching (not just our players but anywhere). Not judging his record on his Tigers stint as they’re a bigger circus than us, but his Souths squads weren’t performing great towards the end of his time there. He’s a good coach for SOO or say for one year when you already have the team primed for a premiership. That’s not us.
There aren't any coaches available that move the needle for us.
Having said that, we are very obviously an unhappy and poorly coached team.
This is a valid point for a lot of us, I'd suggest. At the end of the day, for us, footy is entertainment. They get paid to entertain us. If they're not entertaining us, we have no obligation or great want to watch.At this point I’d be happy if we had a coach that at least let us play a style of football we enjoy watching even if it doesn’t lead to success. Obviously I’d like both but we have neither with AOB.
We’ve not been successful in a long time, long before AOB, but I don’t even ever enjoy watching the side play anymore now and really what’s the point if you don’t even like watching your side play?
You can't really say much about what we do at training, because they show us so little on the field. There's a few things you can say:Random question and just putting it out there.
Let's say AOB was absent for a month. We just train but no direction from AOB at training or during games. You guys reckon we would do any worse than we have the past few games?
I personally don't think so. Watching our performances, I get the feeling we aren't being coached properly. I can't put my finger on it exactly but maybe it's what I see from the lack of cohesion in attack? Or how we seem to do the same thing over and over again when it's clear it's not working?
What you guys think?
It's interesting isn't it. You kinda expect the wishy washy stuff in year 1 or 2 of the coach arriving... getting the squad the way he wants it, instilling their philosophy into the group, etc. You expect a coach to cut the playing group some slack at that point.The contrast in post game interviews between Bellamy and AOB could not be more stark.
Bellamy has unrelenting standards - AOB has plaudits and excuses.
AOB was an assistant that was never really paying attention to the philosophy underpinning Bellamy's success.
When is someone at the club going to put their hand up and take responsibility?
Yeh it really does stand out, the team does not put in and he compliments them.It's interesting isn't it. You kinda expect the wishy washy stuff in year 1 or 2 of the coach arriving... getting the squad the way he wants it, instilling their philosophy into the group, etc. You expect a coach to cut the playing group some slack at that point.
This is YEAR FIVE with O'Brien and you'd almost say his standards and expectations have gone backwards. There seems to be very little expectation of the players beyond having a go, and they often miss that mark too.
When is someone at the club going to put their hand up and take responsibility?
same Brailey , missed most of the first season with injury, and was extended and upgraded in his second season half way through. .....and we know how that's gone.The blokes that gave AOB another 3 years on the back of 3 months of good football and KP going bananas should probably do so, but they don't seem the types to admit they were wrong.
Just another case of the knights bidding against themselves and getting fleeced. Who out there was so interested in snatching AOB away that the club couldn't wait until a few months into this season to assess whether 2023 was real?